Tag: Office 365 Plans

The launch of the E5 suite of Office 365 and the PSTN calling functionality being built-in to Microsoft solutions has generated a lot of excitement. Our customers excited about all the new capabilities, but more importantly I am hearing from all our partners about the new solutions they are able to offer their customers. It…

Todd Sweetser With all of the recent updates to Skype for Business Online there may be many questions about how it is licensed and what capabilities can be utilized based on what SKU was purchased. I recently found this new resource that can help clear much of this information up. The page is titled “Skype…

As many of you are aware today, we officially announced the Office 365 E5 SKU. This really provides a whole new set of technical capabilities to Office. You can read about some of the fantastic changes here: Office 365 brings significant new value to business customers worldwide More importantly this provides some great opportunities for…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! How many of your customers have purchased and are using the standalone Exchange Online Plan 1 SKU? Did you know that for $1.00 per user per month more they can get access to the entire suite of services with the Business Premium plan? This includes 1TB of OneDrive for Business…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! Wanted to make you aware of some new resources that are available on the Office 365 Drumbeat portal focused on the upcoming Office 365 portal for partners. For those not familiar with Drumbeat, you can learn about proven sales best practices, programs, tools, and market insights. Then take advantage of…

Onur Dogruoz Hello Cloud Partners, After the release of Office 2016, the way Office 365 clients getting updates have changed. In our blog series, my fellow colleague Todd outlined some resources that you can utilize to get more information on the subject. Please see Todd’s blog here Office 365 Things You Need To Know: Office…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! A very common question we have been hearing since Office 2016 has been released is “when will my Office 365 ProPlus or Business customer receive the Office 2016 client?” While this should be cut and dry, it is a bit more complex than you would expect. After some investigating we…

So you have just landed your first customer for Office 365 including your managed services. Congratulations and Thank you! Now what?!?! Well most likely it is time to get your customer’s tenant up and running then begin performing the actual migration. So, where do you turn, what resources do you need and what resources do…

In Microsoft Office 2016 we have made a lot of enhancements in the products, especially in Excel 2016! There are a ton of great features and you can read about them here: What's new in Excel 2016 for Windows. For today’s post I will show you some of the great things Excel 2016 can do…

Good afternoon everyone! Tim, Rob and I had the chance to answer questions on a customer facing webcast: Business is better with Office 365. Everyone had great questions and I think we typed non-stop for the entire webcast. I believe the Q/A list provides some insights into the types of solutions and technologies our customers…

Ah October…. the crispness in the air, the changing of the leaves and so many more fond memories. October brings us Halloween, Columbus Day, playoff baseball, football and s'more's. More importantly this October is going to bring you several things you need to know about Office 365, to help you take your business to the…

Welcome! We are going to be doing a blog series in October on Office 365 and Office 2016. The primary goal is to help your business get up to speed on Office 365 and take it to the next level. We will also cover many other topics to help you grow your business during the…

There is a great new site I just learned about to help you navigate the different offerings in Office 365. The set lets you quickly filter on what your look for. You can find the site here: Office 365 service comparison Here is what it looks like: The site offers the ability to look at…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! Office 2016 for MAC has been released and is now available for Office 365 customers! One of the great benefits of an Office 365 ProPlus or Office 365 Business subscription is that it gives your users access to Office for up to 5 workstations. This includes Office for MAC. This…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! A common question we receive from partners regarding Office 365 Exchange Online is “Can Exchange Online retain emails from employees after they leave the company WITHOUT using an Exchange Online license?” The quick answer is YES! This would utilize a function called “Inactive Mailboxes.” It works via the Exchange Online…

As you know Windows 10 is right around the corner and will be available shortly. We want to ensure you have all of the right tools and knowledge on the new operating system before your customers start inquiring. Please attend these webinars and in person training to learn more on how to keep current with…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! The cloud marks an unprecedented shift in the way we deliver solutions to customers. This shift also marks a need to rethink the partner business model, in order to build a sustainable business. But how? That is the pressing question top of mind for many of our partners. How do…

Onur Dogruoz In April when we launched the first version of the Office 365 Plan Selector Tool, Josh Condie covered this tool in detail on his blog post. With the introduction of the new Office 365 plans for small and midsized businesses, the Office 365 Plan Selector Tool is also updated. This time, instead of…

Tim Tetrick Hi Partners, hopefully you have all seen the recent announcement Evolving Office 365 plans for small and midsized businesses about the new plans that are coming for small and midsized business starting on October 1, 2014. I wanted to take a moment and highlight some of the great benefits that new and existing…

Todd Sweetser Hi Cloud Sellers! Wanted to make you aware of a solution that makes it easy for you as the partner to enhance SharePoint Online’s mobile experience. While it’s out of the box experience is good, this solution makes it better. It’s called Mobile Entrée 365. What does it do? Here is info from…